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From: lanin@csd2.UUCP
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Subject: Tubro Pascal fix?
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Date: Tue, 16-Apr-85 16:34:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 16 16:34:00 1985
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There are several things about Turbo Pascal which I dislike so much
that I avoid using it entirely (an acceptable option, at the price :-).
Examples include its dinky editor, strange I/O and dynamic
memory support, and others. One thing, however, stands out
especially: I have found no way of preventing a program
compiled under it from clearing the screen at the beginning
of execution, printing in high intensity characters, and sending
the cursor to the bottom of the screen at the end of execution.

These features are probably very nice for programs that use the screen
extensively, but are very annoying for something that should run silently.
Is there a way to tell Turbo not to clear the screen and leave the cursor
alone? Thanks in advance.

				Vladimir Lanin
				{ihnp4, allegra}!cmcl2!csd2!lanin

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